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Grant Number: 7R01CA081495-04 Interpret this number
Primary Investigator: Patrick, Kevin
Organization: University Of California San Diego
Project Title: Pace+-Counseling Adolescents for Exercise and Nutrition
Fiscal Year: 2003


Abstract

Description (adapted from the investigator's abstract): Improved physical activity (PA) and nutrition behaviors in adolescents show great promise to reduce risk of cancers and other disease. Fewer than 20 percent of adolescents meet recommendations for fat or fruits and vegetable consumption, and only 50 percent of adolescent girls and 67 percent of boys meet recommendations for vigorous PA. In this project we will evaluate an integrated clinical and home-based intervention to improve PA and nutrition behaviors in adolescents. PACE+ has 3 integrated components: a computer assessment and action planner; provider counseling and 12 months of extended phone & mail contact. Pilot study results (n=117) demonstrate that PACE+ shows substantial promise in maintaining healthy and/or improving poor nutrition & PA behaviors. We will recruit 768 male and female adolescents age 11 through 15 seen in 6 healthcare settings. Subjects will be randomly assigned within practices to 2 successive one-year "doses" of PACE+ or a comparison condition involving counseling for sun protection behaviors. PACE+ assesses 4 behaviors: 1) dietary fat, 2) fruits & vegetable consumption, 3) moderate PA, and 4) vigorous PA. PACE+ also assesses stage of change and psychosocial mediators of behavior change. PACE+ guides the adolescent to select 1 nutrition and 1 PA target behavior for which they develop action plans to discuss during the provider encounter. The provider endorses or modifies the action plan and encourages participation in the extended phone and mail intervention. Phone counseling, mailed and print materials guide the adolescent to use cognitive & behavioral skills to make changes in target nutrition and PA behaviors. At 6 months (midway through the extended component of PACE+) participants are reassessed and receive stage-appropriate intervention on the remaining 2 diet & PA behaviors. The sun comparison condition has theory-based computer, provider, phone & mail components controlling for attention and other non-specific intervention effects. Primary behavioral outcomes, secondary outcomes, and selected mediators and process variables will be measured prior to the first office visit and at 6, 12, and 24 months. Primary outcomes will be measured using the 7-day physical activity recall and the 3-day food records of fruits, vegetables and fat intake at 12 months. Secondary outcomes include adiposity, fitness, BMI, psychosocial mediators of change, body image, and other measures. This study will be the first to evaluate a combined physical activity and nutrition intervention for youth that revolves around the primary health care setting. The PACE+ intervention is particularly innovative in that 3 components--computer, provider counseling, and an extended home-based intervention--are unified through a common theoretical framework.



Publications

A latent profile analysis of neighborhood recreation environments in relation to adolescent physical activity, sedentary time, and obesity.
Authors: Norman G.J. , Adams M.A. , Kerr J. , Ryan S. , Frank L.D. , Roesch S.C. .
Source: Journal Of Public Health Management And Practice : Jphmp, 2010 Sep-Oct; 16(5), p. 411-9.
PMID: 20689390
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Reconceptualizing decisional balance in an adolescent sun protection intervention: mediating effects and theoretical interpretations.
Authors: Adams M.A. , Norman G.J. , Hovell M.F. , Sallis J.F. , Patrick K. .
Source: Health Psychology : Official Journal Of The Division Of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association, 2009 Mar; 28(2), p. 217-25.
PMID: 19290714
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Validating stage of change measures for physical activity and dietary behaviors for overweight women.
Authors: Robinson A.H. , Norman G.J. , Sallis J.F. , Calfas K.J. , Rock C.L. , Patrick K. .
Source: International Journal Of Obesity (2005), 2008 Jul; 32(7), p. 1137-44.
PMID: 18490930
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Exercise aids, neighborhood safety, and physical activity in adolescents and parents.
Authors: Kerr J. , Norman G.J. , Sallis J.F. , Patrick K. .
Source: Medicine And Science In Sports And Exercise, 2008 Jul; 40(7), p. 1244-8.
PMID: 18580403
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Covariation Of Adolescent Physical Activity And Dietary Behaviors Over 12 Months
Authors: Rosenberg D.E. , Norman G.J. , Sallis J.F. , Calfas K.J. , Patrick K. .
Source: The Journal Of Adolescent Health : Official Publication Of The Society For Adolescent Medicine, 2007 Nov; 41(5), p. 472-8.
PMID: 17950167
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Body Image And Self-esteem Among Adolescents Undergoing An Intervention Targeting Dietary And Physical Activity Behaviors
Authors: Huang J.S. , Norman G.J. , Zabinski M.F. , Calfas K. , Patrick K. .
Source: The Journal Of Adolescent Health : Official Publication Of The Society For Adolescent Medicine, 2007 Mar; 40(3), p. 245-51.
PMID: 17321425
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Patterns And Correlates Of Physical Activity And Nutrition Behaviors In Adolescents
Authors: Sanchez A. , Norman G.J. , Sallis J.F. , Calfas K.J. , Cella J. , Patrick K. .
Source: American Journal Of Preventive Medicine, 2007 Feb; 32(2), p. 124-30.
PMID: 17197153
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A randomized trial of a multicomponent intervention for adolescent sun protection behaviors.
Authors: Norman G.J. , Adams M.A. , Calfas K.J. , Covin J. , Sallis J.F. , Rossi J.S. , Redding C.A. , Cella J. , Patrick K. .
Source: Archives Of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 2007 Feb; 161(2), p. 146-52.
PMID: 17283299
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Psychosocial Correlates Of Fruit, Vegetable, And Dietary Fat Intake Among Adolescent Boys And Girls
Authors: Zabinski M.F. , Daly T. , Norman G.J. , Rupp J.W. , Calfas K.J. , Sallis J.F. , Patrick K. .
Source: Journal Of The American Dietetic Association, 2006 Jun; 106(6), p. 814-21.
PMID: 16720122
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Construct Validity Of Physical Activity And Sedentary Behaviors Staging Measures For Adolescents
Authors: Hagler A.S. , Calfas K.J. , Norman G.J. , Sallis J.F. , Patrick K. .
Source: Annals Of Behavioral Medicine : A Publication Of The Society Of Behavioral Medicine, 2006 Apr; 31(2), p. 186-93.
PMID: 16542134
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Randomized Controlled Trial Of A Primary Care And Home-based Intervention For Physical Activity And Nutrition Behaviors: Pace+ For Adolescents
Authors: Patrick K. , Calfas K.J. , Norman G.J. , Zabinski M.F. , Sallis J.F. , Rupp J. , Covin J. , Cella J. .
Source: Archives Of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 2006 Feb; 160(2), p. 128-36.
PMID: 16461867
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Comparability And Reliability Of Paper- And Computer-based Measures Of Psychosocial Constructs For Adolescent Fruit And Vegetable And Dietary Fat Intake
Authors: Hagler A.S. , Norman G.J. , Radick L.R. , Calfas K.J. , Sallis J.F. .
Source: Journal Of The American Dietetic Association, 2005 Nov; 105(11), p. 1758-64.
PMID: 16256760
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Psychosocial And Environmental Correlates Of Adolescent Sedentary Behaviors
Authors: Norman G.J. , Schmid B.A. , Sallis J.F. , Calfas K.J. , Patrick K. .
Source: Pediatrics, 2005 Oct; 116(4), p. 908-16.
PMID: 16199700
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Comparability And Reliability Of Paper- And Computer-based Measures Of Psychosocial Constructs For Adolescent Physical Activity And Sedentary Behaviors
Authors: Norman G.J. , Sallis J.F. , Gaskins R. .
Source: Research Quarterly For Exercise And Sport, 2005 Sep; 76(3), p. 315-23.
PMID: 16270708
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Keeping It Simple: Encouraging Walking As A Means To Active Living
Authors: Norman G.J. , Mills P.J. .
Source: Annals Of Behavioral Medicine : A Publication Of The Society Of Behavioral Medicine, 2004 Dec; 28(3), p. 149-51.
PMID: 15576251
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Diet, Physical Activity, And Sedentary Behaviors As Risk Factors For Overweight In Adolescence
Authors: Patrick K. , Norman G.J. , Calfas K.J. , Sallis J.F. , Zabinski M.F. , Rupp J. , Cella J. .
Source: Archives Of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 2004 Apr; 158(4), p. 385-90.
PMID: 15066880
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